A 50th anniversary celebration project has brought together every available Suffolk church guide online and now free to view. The Suffolk Historic Churches Trust, which was founded almost exactly 50 years ago in December 1973, has assembled as many of … Continued
Challenge to raise at least £150,000 to replace the nave roof at unique church A group photograph outside St Mary the Virgin, Wortham, marked the official launch of an appeal to raise funds to replace the nave roof. The appeal’s … Continued
A special feature in the September edition highlights the first editions of the Round Tower magazine. The magazine has been posted to more than 500 members – either by mail or increasingly on-line. With rising postage costs, the Society is … Continued
In the last 12 months the Society has paid £37,000 in grants for repairs and conservation work. Nick Wiggin, grants’ officer, briefed fellow committee members at the March meeting, on progress since February last year. It was agreed to contribute … Continued
A total of £10,000 of grants for round tower churches in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire has been awarded. The latest grants were made to St Mary the Virgin, Wortham, near Diss; the fire-ravaged St Mary’s, Beachamwell, near Swaffham; St Peter’s, … Continued
A new edition of the classic handy guide to round tower churches has just been published. Members can obtain copies of the 28-page booklet, which has been produced to mark the golden jubilee of the Round Tower Churches Society at … Continued
Round Tower Churches Society’s Saturday 2022 tours May, Saturday, 7 – 10am Denton, Topcroft and Seething. The Society’s annual meeting will be held at Seething village hall, 2.15pm. All members are welcome to attend the annual meeting. The following summer … Continued